Beatrice Ella Josephine Gwin Garner Yeats, age 95, of Harvey went to be with her Lord on Jan. 15, 2013.

She was born in Little Texas on May 6, 1917, to Cecil and Lula Hunnicutt Gwin. She was a 1935 graduate of Fourche Valley School, a teacher, homemaker, merchant and nursing home hostess. She was a member of Eastern Star, the Fourche Valley Fire Department and attended Mulberry Freewill Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Otho Woodrow Garner, with whom she shared operating a grocery store and farm, as well as movie theaters in several towns ranging from Bluffton, Gravelly, Blue Ball and Boles to Casa and Adona while they raised their children. The theater business lasted many years but eventually died as television became common. She was known for her love of gardening, reading, and writing. She especially enjoyed helping others and being with her children and grandchildren.

She was also preceded in death by her second husband Millage “Buck” Yeats; her parents; sister, Allie Douthit; brothers, Loy and Troy Lee Gwin; and grandson, Kerry Ferguson.